Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-08
Political aud Personal.

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Mr.. Blaine was in st. Louis, March 81
and had a reception by the Chamber Of
Commerce.
Senator Frye has gone from London to
Rome. He will fish in Scotland for q month
before returning home.
The New York Sun announces that Mr.,
Blaine and family will sail for Europe in
May, to be absent a year.
Mr.. r. T. Bush, owner Of tho yacht Coro
net, sent his check for $500 for the Beecher
fund to the Rev. G. II. Hall.
Gilbert u Sullivan's "Ruddygore'' has
proved a failure in New York and the
English company has gone back to England.
Lieut.-Gen. Sheridan has returned to
Washington from the West. While absent
he selected a site for the new military
choosing a tract Of land seven miles
out Of Denver.
Gov. Biggs, of Delaware, has appointed
his son to be encouragement, to succeed
Geo. Painter, just elected to the bench.
Young, B.ggs has been deputy attorney
general for two years.
Frank James has left Nevada, Mo-, with
his wife and little boy for Denison, Tex.
where he has offers from three different
business houses. He was a good citizen
while living there for nearly two years.
Carter H. Harrison has finally become a.
socialistic candidate for Mayor Of Chicago,
leaving the Democrats without candidate,
making the issue in that afflicted city be-.
tween the friends of good government and
socialistic rule.
Col. s. p. Cunningham, agent Of the bu-
reau of animal industry, recently visited
southwest Kansas, New Mexico and Colora-
do. He reports cattle on the ranges of
New Mexico, Indian Territory and Colora-
40 to have come through tho winter in ex-
cellent shape and with but slight losses.
The American club, the foremost Re-
publican organization Of Pittsburg, will
celebrate Gen. Grants birthday, April q,
with a banquet. A large number of prom
inent Republicans nave been invited.
Among those who nave promised to be
present are Hon. Roscoe Conkling of New
York, and Gov. Foraker of Ohio.
1t is announced that Isaac h. Maynard
will succeed Assistant Treasurer Jordan
Mr.. Maynard is the second controller of the
treasury, having heen appointed June l,
1885. At the. time Of his appointment
Maynard was first deputy attorney general
Of New York. Two years previous. he was
the Democratic candidate for secretary of
state of New York, but was defeated, owing
to his prohibition record.
A Washington gentleman who has had
especial reason to interest himself in the
condition of ex-Secretary Manning's health,
has received personal advices from England
confirming the worst reports yet published.
His informant asserts that the ex-secretary
was not only not improved by his voyage
but is decidedly worse han be was before
he sailed-worse than when he landed in
England. His friend lave little hope of his
recovery.
John Godfrey SAKE, the once brilliant
poet, died March 81, at the residence of his
son Charles Sake, at Albany, N. Y. He
was born in Highgate, Frankfort u
vt: June 2, 1916, and was graduated at
Middleburg college in 1880. He was ed-
mltted to the bar at st. Adams in 1S43, and
From 1850 to 1854 b. was editor of the Bur
ington Sentinel. His poetical works ran
through many editions and were very popu-
lar: For ten years or more he had been a
recluSe, and his mind was clouded by family
bereavements and in his last days he was
little more than a wreck of his former self.
Ex-commissioner of Patents Ma,+in v.
Montgomery, was on the lst, appointed as
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, to succeed Judge Nc
Arthur, retired. The position is u life one,
with the privilege eff retiring after fifteen
years. The lawyers of the district arc ex-
ceedingly well pleased with the selection.
Mr.. Montgomery is a resident of Lansing,
Mich, and entered political life in 1870, he
ing elected to the state legislature as a Dem
ocrat. He was a delegate to the st. Louis
national convention in 1876, and his ap-
pointment as commissioner of patents was
n of the first of Importance made by
President Cleveland.
It is announced by apparently trust
worthy authority that there will soon be
published q novel on Washington society
from the pen of Mrs. Gen. Logan. So far as
can be learned the publishers have not vet
been selected, but the manuscript is COM
plete n ready for the printer. Mrs. Logan
is now in Washington, having recovered
her health, and she is receiving o consider
able income from the Generals book every
month. 1t was learned that it is not true
that she has refused to allow her friends to
press the Logan pension bill next year, or
has requested that this should not be done.
She has taken no action whatever in the
matter. An unexpectedly large demand
has been made the last few weeks for "The
Great Conspiracy and it is said a new
edition Of 10000 was put to press Monday.
Crimes.
Jake Sharp will be the next man brought
up for trial in connection with the ''boodle",
steal in New York.